Honey Bee Food Perennial Plant For Sale In New Hampshire

* The tender young shoots are sometimes added to spring salads. It also grows on damper ground . * Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae .

The trunk reaches 12–15 m (39–49 ft) in length and 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. * The leaves are used for making baskets, chair seats or thatch. An excellent fibre is obtained from the leaf stalks.

* It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. * A refreshing tea is made from the flower petals. * A nutritious starch is obtained from the root.

It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant.

* Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast and need staking; may make a big clump of...

* The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as an ornamental plant in temperate climate gardens. Colors are hues of pink, white, gold yellow, orange, red, crimson. Foliage is delicate and feathery.

The broad juvenile leaves are borne in opposite pairs on square stems. The author collected specimens at Recherche Bay during the d'Entrecasteaux expedition in 1792. They are about 6 to 15 cm long and covered with a blue-grey, waxy bloom, which is the...

* Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived...

It is the type species of the subgenus Padus with flowers in racemes , which are hermaphroditic and pollinated by bees and flies; it is a deciduous small tree or large shrub 8–16 m tall.

* It differs from the wild type in having stouter, somewhat recurved spines on the seed heads. * The dried flower heads are used for carding wool and as a clothes brush for raising the nap on woollen cloth.

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.

It is a substantial plant which needs space, but when planted in groups or massed can provide spectacular flowering and architectural height. * Eutrochium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in Asteraceae.

In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted Marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum .

The dried leaves and flowers are used to scent and add colour to pot-pourri. * Its odor is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange (the source of bergamot oil used to flavor Earl Grey tea.

The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes,and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chillies, garlic, onions etc. * A variable species found in dry soil and full sun from Europe to China; stems...

Common names include common sneezeweed and large-flowered sneezeweed. * The plant contains helenalin, a compound that has shown significant anti-tumour activity. * Bright flowers of daisyish form, yellow ray petals and yellow-brown centers, from July...

Typically, its stems are branched and the clump forming plants emerge in late spring after most other plants have begun growth for the year. A pea-like flavour, they are very appetizing.

The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall.

The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall.

It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed . * The sprouted seeds can be eaten. This species is native to most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains , excluding the drier parts of the Prairies .

* The fruit is occasionally eaten raw but more often used in preserves. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and its root system is periodically under water. * Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands.

* It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant) is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate...

* 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots. * The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C.

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North...

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc. * The leaves and stems of fragrant sumac have a citrus fragrance when crushed, and it inhabits mostly uplands areas, while poison ivy has...

The plant contains various toxic compounds, including daphnetoxin and mezerein, and these are currently being investigated (1995) for their anti-leukaemia effects. The common name is Mezereon .